A group of men and women sat around a large round stone table. On the table were several plates of cold dishes and several open jars of wine, the aroma of which was overflowing.
"What's wrong with Shen Qiulan? She's still not here at this hour?"
A woman in a beautiful red dress spoke in a mean voice: "Is it because you are afraid of losing face and don't dare to come?"
A lean man next to him said: "Maybe there is something that delayed me. Sister Shen is not unpunctual."
"Return to Sister Shen?" the woman in the red dress spat disdainfully, "What can she do to delay her? No matter how big the matter is, it is important for me, Sister Qing, to end the retreat early and come here deliberately? I think she has made it clear that she looks down on her. We look down upon Brother Lei and don’t give him face."
The woman's few words immediately caused a slight chill to appear on the faces of the man and woman in the center.
The sinister-looking man on the other side raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth, and said with some schadenfreude: "In my opinion, she is probably because the Shen family is now in decline, and considering that her identity no longer matches ours, there is a gap, and she feels inferior. , don’t dare to come and meet us.”
The man sitting in the main seat snorted coldly, "After all, we are classmates, how can we really look down on her? What is there to feel inferior to?"
Although he spoke polite words, there was a hint of ridicule and ridicule on his face.
At this moment.
The box door was pushed open.
Lu Feng and Shen Qiulan walked forward slowly, instantly attracting the attention of everyone present.
On the main seat, Xu Qingqing, who was leaning next to Lei Hong, straightened her body. When she saw that Shen Qiulan was wearing the same cloud-white clothes as herself, a hint of annoyance suddenly appeared in her eyes, and she gestured towards the woman in the red skirt next to her. He winked.
Zhu Yan understood instantly, stood up and stared at Shen Qiulan who walked in, and said sarcastically: "Hey, who do I think you are? With such a big air, everyone has to wait for so long, it turns out that it is the eldest daughter of the Shen family who is here. Already."
Shen Qiulan looked calm, as if she had long been accustomed to such an atmosphere of ridicule.
Lu Feng frowned to himself. Although he heard Shen Qiulan mention the bad character of these people on the way here, when he saw such an unceremonious and mean tone with his own eyes, he couldn't help feeling disgusted.
If this is worthy of the word "old friend", then it can only be said that Shen Qiulan's taste in making friends in the past was really poor.
In fact, Shen Qiulan felt very bitter in her heart. Originally, the relationship between these people in front of her was quite harmonious, but as the Shen family became increasingly depressed, these people showed their snobbish faces, as if they were stepping on her. You will feel great pleasure under your feet.
If she hadn't still had a glimmer of hope in her heart, wanting to make friends with the forces behind these people and win a tiny bit of development aid for the Shen family, she would never have come to such a gathering.
But as soon as she came, she felt a little regretful. It was difficult to express the resentment she was holding in her heart. She really wanted to raise her hand angrily and slap Zhu Yan, then proudly pat her butt and leave, shouting loudly: 'I don't want to be around you people!'
However, due to the current depressed situation of the Shen family, they had no choice but to endure it;
Although it is difficult for her to win over the likes of Xu Qingqing and Lei Hong, there are still some opportunities for the other neutral companies in the field, as long as she shows enough strength and lets them see that the Shen family still has a solid foundation. , it is possible to win over and form an alliance.
This is also the reason why she rents the Jade Dragon Colt to show off her appearance.
Lei Hong, who was in the main position, coughed slightly, and calmly withdrew his eyes from Shen Qiulan, swallowing the lustful light, and said seriously: "Since you are late, I will punish myself with three drinks."
As he spoke, he looked at Lu Feng intentionally or unintentionally. Looking at the same cloud-white gown, he recognized that it should be under the Yuanyuan clothing category, and his eyes gradually became sinister.
"Sorry, I came down late~"
At this time, a man's voice came not far from the door.
Hearing such a commotion, Lei Hong and Xu Qingqing, who were in charge, stood up instantly.
Zhu Yan, He Kai and others followed closely behind.
Shen Qiulan whispered to Lu Feng at the right time, "The person here is Shi Yu, the young master of Hanjiang Thirteenth Wu."
Lu Feng's eyes narrowed slightly. He had heard about Hanjiang Thirteenth Wu, which was considered a second- and third-rate sect force in the Snow Territory.
As the young head of the family, Shi Yu is indeed the one who is fawned over among these people, and he is also worthy of the status of being welcomed by everyone.
"Brother Shi, please take a seat," Lei Hong greeted him eagerly, and even gave up his seat of honor knowingly.
Shi Yu didn't respond, and sat in an empty seat on one side, "You are the home court today, what does it matter if I sit there? Don't hold back, sit down and let the banquet begin."
'Hypocrisy,' Shen Qiulan cursed secretly in her heart. From her understanding of Shi Yu, she could tell at a glance that the latter was trying to win over people's hearts.
After scolding, Shen Qiulan was about to lead Lu Feng forward to sit on the empty seat on the other side when Zhu Yan's sharp and harsh voice suddenly came over, "You haven't drunk the fine wine yet, who asked you to sit down? "
Shen Qiulan retorted: "We clearly made an appointment at noon, and we didn't specify a specific time. Why are we late? Besides, I wasn't the last one to arrive. Why didn't you let him drink as a penalty?"
Zhu Yan was immediately annoyed: "How can you compare with Master Shi? Are you worthy?"
Xu Qingqing scolded with a cold face: "Master Shi came from the Hanjiang River, so it's normal to be an hour and a half late. But you, you are clearly nearby but you still come so late, don't you think you will?" Should I take it into consideration?"
"You really don't deserve my attention," Shen Qiulan snorted coldly, paused, and joked: "And how do you know that I didn't come back from Hanjiang as well?"
Xu Qingqing's face suddenly darkened.
"You!" Zhu Yan said angrily: "Someone saw you in the city yesterday. Could it be that you went to Hanjiang overnight and drowned? It was only one night, and they were so far apart. You couldn't fly back and forth."
Shen Qiulan raised the corner of her mouth, intending to use this topic to bring out that she came here riding a jade dragon horse, to shock many people present who despised her, so that they could have better discussions in the future.
But I heard Shi Yu's somewhat impatient voice: "Can we still eat it? Why are we arguing over such a trivial matter?"
Zhu Yan and Xu Qingqing stopped talking for a moment before giving up and returned to their seats angrily.
Seeing Shen Qiulan pulling Lu Feng beside him to sit down.
Zhu Yan became angry and restless again: "Today we are getting together among old friends. Most of the people present are trained in the same spiritual prison. What do you mean by bringing an outsider?"
Shen Qiulan glanced at the sinister-looking man beside him and spat: "He Kai can take him, why can't I take him?"
Zhu Yan subconsciously blurted out: "They are friends, what does it matter if you take them with you? You take them with you..."
After a pause, he joked: "Have you found a partner?"
Without waiting for Shen Qiulan's response, he sneered at Lu Feng and said, "I think you are handsome, sir, but you should keep your eyes open and think carefully. Some people are no longer as magnificent as they appear, and their family fortunes are already gone." Lost."
"You!" Shen Qiulan was immediately angry, and the hope in her heart disappeared. Instead of finding development opportunities from these snobs in front of her, she would rather marry a big power for her family to feel comfortable!
"It doesn't matter," Lu Feng chuckled at this time, "I have never been short of money and resources. Whether her Shen family is rich or poor, it doesn't matter to me."
Shen Qiulan was startled. Looking at Zhu Yan and the others who were also surprised, her heart felt inexplicably happy. She secretly gave Lu Feng a thumbs up at the table, approving of such an act, and felt relieved inexplicably.
But after the momentary relief, I became a little worried about how it would end.
This move was a bit too much.
But after all, he was standing up for her...
Shen Qiulan had secretly made up her mind that in the worst case, she would completely break up and leave with Lu Feng.
"Oh?" As expected, Xu Qingqing immediately seized the opportunity and asked sternly: "Then what is the background of this young master? How do you usually earn the Origin Stone?"
Lu Feng smiled wildly, "I don't think my background is appropriate. I'm just an ordinary small force. As for making a living, I've been doing some low-level weapons business recently."
After hearing this, everyone subconsciously recognized him as a child of the same down-to-earth family as Shen Qiulan, and the look of contempt and disdain in their eyes suddenly became even greater. Sure enough, birds of a feather flock together.
"Weapons business?" Xu Qingqing's eyes flashed with a hint of cunning, and she winked charmingly at Lei Hong who was standing aside.
The corner of Lei Hong's mouth raised a hint of amusement, and he said arrogantly: "I am familiar with the weapon business. I, Thunder Eagle Castle, have been helping Linglan Sword Mansion sell a lot of long swords all year round, but I want you to recommend Linglan Sword to you. As a big shot in the mansion, if you can connect with the Linglan Sword Mansion, you can save yourself decades of detours."
Shen Qiulan glanced at Lei Hong suspiciously. She was a little suspicious that the latter would be so kind. But she still subconsciously asked: "I wonder who the big shot is!?"
In her opinion, Thunder Eagle Castle does have some relationship with Linglan Sword Mansion, but when it comes to important people, they should be at the level of the castle lord to be eligible for friendship. I am afraid that Lei Hong has no say, so he just did this When I asked, I wanted to tear him down.
Lei Hong said proudly: "The most outstanding Qin Daojun among the younger generations of Linglan Sword Mansion, Brother Qin! I know him very well, and we are brothers in private."
He said and looked at Lu Feng arrogantly, "What do you think? If you are interested, all you need to do is kneel down, kowtow to me and call me brother, and give me the woman next to you. This relationship line will be obtained! Qin Brother is right here right now, if you miss such an opportunity, you may never come into contact with such a person in your life!"
Shen Qiulan's face condensed, and a flash of panic could not be suppressed in her eyes. If Lei Hong named other big shots, she might think that the latter was bluffing, but a person like Qin Daojun could only be considered a big shot. As members of the younger generation, Lei Hong does have the opportunity to make friends.
For a moment, her heart was full of anxiety, fearing that Lu Feng would really not be able to help but make some snobbish clinging behavior. In that case, she would be completely embarrassed today by the people in front of her, especially Xu Qingqing, who was like an old enemy. He was so ridiculed that he could not hold his head up for the rest of his life.
However, Lu Feng just laughed, and then said playfully: "Qin Daojun, I am not familiar with him, but I have met him a few times. Since you are so determined, why not let him come over and give it a try? Look at him. Will you let me kneel down to you?"
Lei Hong's face froze, and a hint of embarrassment flashed through his face.
He didn't really know Qin Daojun, but he only had a drink with him in his father's honor, and he didn't even dare to think about calling him a brother. If this came to Qin Daojun's ears, he would probably be the one to kneel down.
Thinking of this, he couldn't obey Lu Feng's wishes. He glared at Xu Qingqing beside him with dissatisfaction, somewhat annoyed that the latter had provoked the trouble.
Xu Qingqing's face was livid, and she looked like she was angry but dared not speak. She looked at Shen Qiulan, and the gloom in her heart suddenly burst out: "Brother Qin, what kind of person is he? How can you see someone like you without paying a price?" "
When Zhu Yan saw her good sisters scolding each other, she immediately responded and scolded Shen Qiulan and Lu Feng: "I advise you to kowtow to each other in a sensible way, otherwise you will offend Brother Lei later. I'm afraid your shabby sword business will be very bad." It’s hard to do it again.”
Lei Hong's eyes lit up. Although he couldn't compete with the likes of Qin Daojun, he thought he could still handle the low-ranking Lu Feng. With the power of Thunder Eagle Castle, it was no problem to bring down a small family.
Immediately his attitude became arrogant again.
After listening to Xu Qingqing and Zhu Yan's words, Shen Qiulan could no longer suppress the resentment in her heart. She shouted with a bit of jealousy in her dissatisfaction: "You two are so arrogant and arrogant, if you weren't clinging to them. Lei Hong, what do you two mean to me!? Don’t forget, two years ago you were all following me like dogs!"
"Who are you calling a dog!?" Zhu Yan angrily picked up the wine glass and threw it at Shen Qiulan, "I think you look like a dog now, a down-and-out bereaved dog."
Huh~
The drink splashed and rushed towards Shen Qiulan's door like a torrent, the force was so heavy that he showed no mercy.
Shen Qiulan had no idea that Zhu Yan would be so bold now, daring to take action at the slightest disagreement. She was so panicked that she couldn't react at all, and was stunned on the spot.
Seeing that the drink was about to be thrown on his face.
Suddenly I saw Lu Feng's palm brushing lightly on one side.
The 'Water Scale Technique', one of the many methods cultivated by the Tianyu clan, was quietly used.
The next moment, Shen Qiulan felt a cold breath sweeping through him just inches away from her face.
Then pieces of fish scales that looked like ice crystals appeared out of thin air, spread out instantly, and completely protected her face. They blocked all the drinks poured by Zhu Yan without getting even a drop of them. On her head.
There was a hint of coldness in Lu Feng's eyes, "These old friends of yours have really bad character."
Zhu Yan looked at this scene in shock, and was stunned for a moment.
Lei Hong, Xu Qingqing, and even Shi Yu were all shocked by Lu Feng's casual scene, and their eyes were full of surprise.
They discovered that with their own strength, they could not see through Lu Feng's performance at all.
With surprise and curiosity.
Lei Hong secretly winked at Zhu Yan and said, 'Go and try again.'
Zhu Yan understood, and quickly took the glass of wine from Xu Qingqing on the table, and poured it over where Shen Qiulan was without politeness.
Because it was the second time, Shen Qiulan reacted this time and had the confidence to avoid it.
But the moment Yu stood up, he was pushed down by Lu Feng.
"When someone offers a toast with kindness, how can we refuse it?"
Lu Feng's arrogant and cold voice sounded in his ears.
The next moment.
Shen Qiulan's pupils couldn't help but shrink, and she was shocked to find that Lu Feng had completely condensed the poured glass of wine into the palm of his hand, turning it into a fist-sized water ball.
Then he flipped his wrist, and in front of everyone's astonished eyes, he poured the water ball directly towards Zhu Yan.